The Disgraced Husband Is Actually Royalty In Hiding
For three years, Ethan Cole has been the Whitmore family's joke. He is the poor refugee son-in-law who washes their dishes, wears cheap clothes and takes every insult in silence. His mother-in-law wants him gone. A rich rival wants his wife. Everyone believes he is nothing.
They are wrong.
Ethan is really Prince Ethan Varenko, the lost heir of the Kingdom of Ardenia. Twelve years ago, his uncle killed his parents and stole the throne. Since then, Ethan has been hiding in plain sight, secretly building a fortune worth billions and a network of loyal followers, waiting for the right moment to strike.
Now his uncle plans to close parliament and rule forever, and Ethan has only thirty days to stop him. Deadly hunters are closing in. A traitor is hiding inside his circle. A trained assassin has been sent to kill him, and she has no idea she is his long-lost sister.
His wife, Sophia, is starting to suspect that the man she married is not who he says he is. She has given him thirty days to tell her the truth, or she will walk away forever.
To save his kingdom, Ethan must reveal who he really is. But the truth could cost him the woman he has secretly come to love.
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Chapter: Chapter 9_Thirty DaysThe pen touched the paper.Ethan could not breathe. He watched Sophia's hand. Her fingers were shaking so badly that the pen made a small black mark on the line.Diane leaned forward, smiling. Chloe put down her phone to watch. Even Gerald turned away from the window.Then Sophia stopped.She stared at the paper for a long time. Then, slowly, she put the pen down."No," she said quietly.Diane's smile disappeared. "What did you say?""I said no." Sophia looked up. Her eyes were still wet, but her voice was steady now. "Not today.""Sophia!" Diane's face turned red. "After everything he did to us last night? After the police? After the video?""He didn't kill anyone, Mom. The police let him go. There was a video of the real shooter.""I don't care about the shooter! I care about our name!"Sophia stood up from the table. She was shorter than her mother, but right now she looked taller."Give me thirty days," she said.The room went quiet."Thirty days?" Diane repeated."Thirty days to
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Chapter: Chapter 6_The AccusedThe whole room went silent.Everyone was looking at Ethan. The guests. The guards. Brandon. The Whitmore family. And from the far side of the hall, Count Kael.Ethan's mind moved fast. One wrong word now, and everything was finished.He slowly stood up. He let his hands shake. He made his face look scared and confused."I don't know," he said in a small, broken voice. "I don't know why he said that. I just ran to help him. He was bleeding. He grabbed my hand and started saying crazy things.""He called you Your Highness," Sophia said again. Her voice was barely a whisper."He was dying, Sophia!" Ethan's voice cracked. "He didn't know what he was saying. Maybe he thought I was someone else. Maybe he was seeing ghosts. I don't know!"An old woman in a green dress nodded sadly. "Poor Henry. He was very old. Last month at dinner, he called the waiter 'Mother.' His mind was going."A few other guests nodded. Some of them looked relieved. A crazy old man saying crazy things. That was easy t
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Chapter: Chapter 5_Lights OutSophia did not answer.She just stood there on the dance floor with Kael holding her hand. Her mouth opened, but no words came out.Ethan moved fast.He stepped out from behind the group of women and walked straight onto the dance floor. He kept his head down and his shoulders bent, like a shy man who didn't know where he was going. He bumped into a waiter on purpose. A glass of champagne fell and broke on the marble floor.Everyone turned to look."Oh no, I'm so sorry," Ethan said loudly. "I'm so clumsy. Sorry."People laughed. A woman nearby said, "Who let him in here?"Ethan walked up to Sophia and touched her arm gently. He did not look at Kael. He looked only at the floor."Sophia, I'm sorry," he said in a soft, nervous voice. "I don't feel well. Can we go outside for some air?""Of course," Sophia said quickly. She pulled her hand away from Kael. "Excuse me, Count Kael. My husband needs me."Kael smiled. "Of course, my dear. Family comes first."Ethan turned to leave. He was alm
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Chapter: Chapter 4_The Winter Crown BallEthan did not sleep for the rest of that night.He sat on the edge of his small bed in the dark, holding the black phone in his hand. He kept thinking about Tomas. About his laugh. About the photos of his two little girls that he always showed everyone. About the last message Tomas had sent him, just one week ago: *Stay strong, my prince. Your father would be proud.*Now Tomas was dead. Because of him.*The boy is in America. And he has a wife.*Ethan looked at the wall. On the other side of that wall, down the hallway, Sophia was sleeping. She had no idea that the most dangerous men in Europe now knew she existed.At five in the morning, he called Leo."Send money to Tomas's wife," Ethan said quietly. "Enough so that she and the girls never have to worry about anything again. Then move them somewhere safe. Tonight.""Already done, sir.""And Leo. Double the men outside this house. Triple them. I don't care what it costs.""Yes, sir."Ethan was quiet for a moment. "Kael did this, didn
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Chapter: Chapter 3_The RingFor a long moment, nobody spoke.The washing machine hummed in the corner. Ethan could hear his own heart beating.Sophia held up the gold ring. The little wolf seemed to stare at him."Ethan," she said again. "Answer me."Ethan walked slowly into the room. His face was calm, but his mind was racing. One wrong word, and twelve years of hiding would be over."That old thing?" he said, and gave a small laugh. "I bought it at a pawn shop."Sophia frowned. "A pawn shop?""Three years ago. Before we met. It was cheap, and I liked the wolf." He shrugged. "I sewed it into my coat because I was sleeping in shelters back then. People steal everything in those places.""It's gold, Ethan. Real gold. Look how heavy it is.""Is it?" Ethan made his eyes go wide, like a man who was surprised. "The old man at the shop said it was fake. He sold it to me for forty dollars."Sophia studied his face for a long time. Ethan did not look away."The man on the news last night," she said slowly. "King Viktor.
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Chapter: Chapter 2_The Man Nobody SeesEthan ran to the front window.The black car was already turning the corner at the end of the street. Its red taillights shone for one second in the dark, and then it was gone.He did not see the license plate. He did not see the driver's face. But he knew exactly who had sent that car.His uncle.Ethan's phone buzzed again. It was Leo."Sir, are you there? Sir?""They were here, Leo," Ethan said quietly. "Right outside the house. Tonight.""I'm sending men now. Four of my best. They will watch the house all night. Nobody will get close to her.""Good." Ethan looked back at the dining room. The guests were laughing, drinking and taking pictures. None of them had any idea that danger had just been parked across the street. "And Leo?""Yes, sir?""Meet me at the garage. One hour."At midnight, the Whitmore house was dark and quiet.Ethan slept in a small room at the end of the hallway, next to the laundry room. For three years, Diane had refused to let him share a bedroom with Sophia. "
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